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NashvilleHerald.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Issue 1900
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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Euro 1.395 - 1.620 134.2 0.856
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Teacher trainees get more face time with students
For soldiers, freedom rings loudly today
Pro teams add to the state's rich sports culture
For patriot, Lady Liberty gig isn't all about the green
Fourth inspires thoughts of 3 summer escapades

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'Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management'
Qadir summoned by Pak NA committee to explain reason for his sudden resignation
Gold to rule wedding season this year
Sony Walkman named top music invention of last 50yrs
Ex-Mulberry Manager Sues City

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Metro may force new employees to live in Nashville
Country singer Husky in Tennessee hospital
Nashville man arrested after fire kills tenant of halfway house
Clarksville Property Taxes Won't Go Up
Officials Say Memphis Crime Rate Distorted

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Breaking News
Groves offer safer option to roadside memorials
Tennessee Groves is a new program offered at four highway welcome centers that allows families to buy flowers and trees to be planted in memory of a special person or...

Netflix's Nashville center feeds demand for movies
Netflix distribution center, where a crew of just 18 sorts through the discs and staffs equipment to scan and stuff them into fresh red envelopes, address them and send them on to customers across...

Vegetarian finds niche as butcher
So when the economy went south last year, taking his sales job with it, Robin Hooper became a butcher in the meat department at the Kroger Marketplace along Route 31 in Thompson's...

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Global Perspective
Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

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Business News
Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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    Nashville, Tennessee
    Now 67.9°F/19.9°C Chance of a Thunderstorm
    Saturday 90°F/32°C Chance of a Thunderstorm
    Sunday 81°F/27°C Chance of a Thunderstorm
    Monday 88°F/31°C Partly Cloudy
    Tuesday 86°F/30°C Partly Cloudy
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    bullet Space corner
    Russian spacecraft landed on moon hours before Americans
    Mixing in Earth's outer core causes geomagnetic dipole to collapse
    Buzz Aldrin calls for human settlement on Mars
    Scientists make first direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind
    'Nodes' power $100-million NEPTUNE quest

    bullet Editorials corner
    Why BMI Is A Bunch Of Malarkey
    Reporting The Binghamton Shootings
    Politicians Are People, Too
    Remembering Last Reunion Of Civil War Veterans
    NPR Keeps Climbers Sane; Summer Songs
    We can't afford to lose valued community council members

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


    bullet Hotel Review corner
    Crowne Plaza, Los Angeles International Airport
    Crowne Plaza, Los Angeles International Airport

    I needed a hotel overnight near LAX and decided on the Crowne Plaza, a 4 star recently-renovated business class hotel on West...


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    Courtney Love trashes her high-end hotel room in just 8hrs
    Peter Andre cosies up with 'Big Brother' winner Chantelle Houghton
    Shakespeare's 'King Lear' inspires theatre artists in Kashmir
    Peter Andre finds break-up with Jordan to be worst time of his life
    Jacko had breezed through rigorous medical test, say O2 concert bosses
    Jacko's long-time costumers to design his burial suit